Characterization of characters in Dostoevsky's novel "The Brothers Karamozov"

        The main characters of Dostoevskys novel The Brothers Karamazov are, as the title suggests, the members of the Karamazov family, if it can therefore be called such. The only things that the members of this family share are a levy and the Karamazov curse, a legacy of base impulses and voluptuous lust. References to this tendency towards lousiness are sprinkled heavily throughout the novel; phrases such as a brazen brow and a Karamazov conscience, voluptuary streak, and Karamazovian sordidness abound.         Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov, the father of the brothers Karamazov, is the embodiment and the source of this immorality. In him Dostoevsky creates such contrariness and depravity that one can feel no unequivocal emotions for the man. His physical appearance--he is flabby with small, suspicious eyes and a long, erect mouth with puffy lips, behind which could be glimpsed small fragments of get down teeth--accurately reflects his f oul, disgusting character. He has no respect for himself; he enjoys playing the part of the shameless buffoon for attention, even though the attention he receives is negative. Because he has no respect for himself, he can have no respect for others, either. He has no respect for women, for example; he is a despicable voluptuary, and he satisfies his lust at any(prenominal) cost. He drives his wife to self-indulgence by bringing women of ill-repute into their house right in font of her. Even more shockingly, he rapes a mentally dim down woman, who later dies giving birth to his il true(a) son, Smerdyakov, who grows up as his fathers servant.         Fyodor is even more blatantly disrespectful to his ternary legitimate children. After his wifes death, he abandons them, for they would have been a obstruction to his debaucheries. He is never a true father to any of them. When his oldest son, Dmitry, becomes an adult, If you hope to get a full essay, order i! t on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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